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l'he Claims Commission Begins the 1
Taking of Testimony.

DIFFERENCE AT THE START.

I'he Seizure of the Carolina First Consid-
ered and Suspended For the Onward
Matter—Treatment of Crews '
In Custody at Sitka.

VICTORIA, B. 0., Dec. 4.—The prelim-
inaries having been settled, the Bering sea
claims commission began its actual busif
ness. The case of the schooner Caroline
was first, and Mr. Peters, senior counsel
for the British, opened by reading the
pleadings stating that the schoonei is a
British vessel, registered at Victoria; that
she sailed on May 20, 1886, to Bering sea.
The schooner was seized on Aug. 1 in Ber-

. ing sea by the United States revenue cut-

ter Corwin, towed to Unalaska and con-
demned by the United States district court
at Sitka on a charge of violating the mu-
nicipal laWS of the United States relating
to seal fishing; that she was detained un-
der such condemnation until after Decem-
ber, 1886, when her return was offered.
but refused on the ground that the vessel
had been practically wrecked in the mean-
time. By reason of the loss arising out of
this illegal seizure $30,000 is asked and
interest at 7 per cent per annum.

Mr. Peters said that for the time he
would not deal with personal claims. He
then proceeded to read the reply of the
United States, claiming that the vessel
was at the time ofithe seizure wholly or in
part owned by United States citizens,. and~
that in any case the damages claimed were
excessive. The British answer to this was
that the Paris tribunal had already decided
as to the finding of fact that the vessel was
British, and that all the present commis-
sion had to do was to decide the amount of
compensation to be paid. Mr. Peters said
that with regard to this lssue, raised by the
United States, he did not at present intend
to deal with it, for the onus to show that
the vessel was at least in part owned by
American citizens lay on the United States
counsel. The British claim was that the
schooner was of British registration at the
time of the seizure, and that was already
admitted.

“’hy She Was Condemned.

Mr. Peters then laid before the commis-
sion the diplomatic correspondence relating
to the claim and quoted from official docu-
ments evidence as to the seizure given on
behalf of the United States at the United
States court in Alaska. His intention, he
stated, was to present the evidence given
there on behalf of the United States, and
on which the United States had condemn-
ed the s ‘

Mr. D1ckinson for the United States ob-
jected that it was not necessary to show
that, for the Paris tribunal had already de-
cided that if the Caroline was a British
vessel she was illoga‘lv seized; if the vessel
was proved to be Br1;.s .1, then the question
of compensation was all that remained to
be settled. Mr. Peters replied that he con-
sidered the evidence he had quoted had a
direct bearing on the matter of compensa-
tion, and that it was quite proper for him
to show by the evidence accepted by the
United States courts how the vessel had
been condemned.

Judge Putnam, the United States com-
missioner, asked if Mr. Peters did not
think he was opening rather a wide door
by quoting what was recorded in the pre-
vious trial for determining what was 'now
Mr. Pe-
ters in reply maintained that really the
case now in hand was a part of the same
action. Judge Putnam to this remarked
that of course the evidence to be submitted
to a great extent depended on the counsel
for the respective governments, but it re-
mained with the commissiOners to say
whether it was admissible or not.

Mr. Peters, proceeding, quoted at length
from diplomatic correspondence and hand-
ed in the official government book as evi-
dence. Before going on with the Caroline
case he requested leave to examine a wit-
ness in the Onward claim, a. man who
lived in the west coast, obliged to leave for
home tonight. This request was granted,
and John Margotich was placed in the
wi ness box.

The Case of the Onward.

He had been mate on the Onward when
she was seized in Bering sea by the United
States cutter on Aug. 2, 1886. The schoon-
er was towed to Unalaska and the crew
kept aboard for ten days, though' allowed
on shore on leave of four at a. time. They
were then transferred to an American
Schooner, San Diego, Which was also un-
der seizure, ,and taken to Sitka. The men
were allowed to bring blankets from the
vessel, but had no bed, and there were
eight men in one room, which was only 10
feet square. They were confined in this
room one month and then tried at Sitka,
the judge addressing them as robbers.
The Indians of the crew came outside to
the window, saying they had nothing to
eat, and the witness gave them all the
money he had, some $15.

Captain Hansen of the Thornton, Cap-
tain Ogilvie of the Caroline and Harry
Norman were among those in jail at Sitka
with him. One morning Captain Ogilvie
got away, and he never saw him again.
Captain Ogilvie was afterward found
dead in the woods. On being subjected
to a rigid cross examination by Mr. Dick-

, inson the witness admitted that 'the men

were allowed to walk about Sitka one day
before being tried. The room they were
cenfined in was the jury room at the court-
house; but. though the door was not locked,
there was a guard over them. Captain
Ogilvie, when he got away, had not been
stopped by the guard.

William Munsie was the next witness.
Much of his testimony consisted of details
as to amounts paid out for fitting out and
paying the crew. The commission then
adjourned for the day.

Fire In a Public Institution.

VINELAND, N. J ., Dec. 4.—The Moxham
cottage, on the grounds of the New Jersey-
Training School for Feeble Minded Chil-
dren, was burned. The place is a state in-
stitution of which Roy. S. Olin Garrison is
the superintendent. The building was
worth $25,000, and it was completely de-
stroyed.

England Covers Erythrea.

ROME, Dec. 4. ——The Corriere di Napoli
reports that Lord Salisbury has offered to
buy Erythrea £10m Italy for a large price.
Erythrea is the .title given to the Italian
possessions on the Red sea, the territory
extending for 670 miles along the coast.

Bolivia and the Argentine Republic.

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 4. ——.Advices received
here from Bolivia confirm the report that
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AMERICA’S CHAMPION HUNTER.

She is Owned by Mrs. S. S. Rowland. and
is at Venus Among Hunters.

Lady Bird, the wonderful hunter
owned by Mrs. S. S. Howland of Mt.
Mgrris, N. -Y., has wonfive champion-
ships, twenty first prizes, seven second
prizes and four third. In her class
Lady Bird is the most extraordinary
horse in America. She is a middle-
weight hunter, which means she must
be "able to carry from 165 to 190
pounds to hounds. She was bred in
Canada and schooled for the high tim-
ber fences, which are characteristic
of the hunting in this country as op-
posed to the low, broad style of jumps in
England. Lady Bird is the1efo1e a per-
fect type of what is distinctively the
Ame1ican hunter. Not only is she an

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAKING A FIVE RAIL FENCE.

exceptionally beautiful animal, with
the all-proper curves and the most ap.
proved design of legs, but she demon-
strates why it is good to be such 9.

Venus among horses. The strength
which her perfection of shape gives
her and the courage she gets from her
sire, the thoroughbred Sharp Catcher,
has made her one of the highest-jumps
ing horses in the world, although she
has never been trained as a high-
jumping machine nor pushed to her
limit. Lady Bird has competed in a
score of horse shows and has won in«
numerable ribbons. .

Lady Bird has not only established a
record as a prize-winner, but she is one
of the most popular horses ever ex-
hibited. Her head is singularly hand-
some and intelligent. Women almost
fall in love with her. Not a single
fault can be found with her form or
features. .

FUN FOR THE SERIOUS.

Kleptomania is rated to be, by all
odds, the most lucrative form of in
sanity—Lampoon.

When a man goes to live in the top
of a six-story flat it is all up with him.
—Binghamton Republican.

“This is a hard set,” as the hen said
when she was trying to hatch a porce-
lain egg.——Boston Bulletin.

Everything depends on early train-
lng. A rope gets tight because that’s
the way it is taut—Yonkers States-
man.

There is really no tangible objection
to violently plaid trousers except that
they keep one constantly wondering
whose move it is.——Washington Post.

The Nile river at present is very
low. Serious results are feared as it
is confined to its bed and unable to
rise—Baltimore American.

The expression of the mouth in art
really constitutes the picture. In oth—
er relations of life more depends on
the expression of the tongue—Phila-
delphia Times.

“Yes,” said he, reflectively, “I was
at the races.” And then, with a sol<
emn minor tone, he continued: “Do
you remember that Enchanted Horse
in the ‘Arabian Nights,’ that used to
by about a mile a minute? Well, if I
were to bet on that horse, he would
fall down and let a cow beat him.”—
Ciucinnati Enquirer.

A PARIS SUGGESTION. .

 

 

Tue Doleiul Bachelor!

“Why,” asked the sweet Young
Thing, “why do they say that love is
of the heart?”

“To show,” said the Doleful Bache-‘
lor,” ‘to show that the brains have noth
ing to do with it.”—Indianapolis Jour-
nal.

. Undergoing Repairs.

Lilli (at a soiree, whispering—What
has become of Aunt Lucie’s habitual
smile?

Erna—It is at 'the dentist’s—Tm
Bits. '

 

THE—FUNNIEST OF‘JSOCIAETY sAos.

 

and itis Straight from, England.

Society is geing to try its hand at
an old- time diversion, start its fun go-
ing! again and stamp it bi‘and new as

‘ only society can do with a fashion, no
matter how old it may be. Society in
the country; this autumn is going to
'revive the animal race. There is no
fun like it. And if it has the hall mark
of fashion what more can you ask?

The sport originated in England,
where my Lord So .and So, and Her
Grace the Duchess do not consider it
beneath their dignity to join in such
a frolic.

'The animal race is but a comic or
humorous expression of the growing
fondness of society for live pets, for
blue-blooded members of the animal
kingdom, whether they be horses,

fancy cattle, finely bred dogs. pedi-.

greed cats or poultry worth its weight
in gold. ,

The pig, of course. makes trouble at
an animal race, and the heathen prob-
ably breaks her string and flies away;
but this only helps redouble the penis
of laughter from the spectators and
those taking part. Indeed, the whole
performance is high comedy.

The live stock, grandfiand decorated
for the occasion, are caged at one end
of the lawn; the little white pink pig
has been scrubbed and rubbed and
brushed until even his twin brother
wouldn’t recognize him; he has a col-
lar, nickel-plated, or possibly silver, to
which are fastened the strong ribbons,
gayly colored, by which he is to be
led, and a resplendent bow of ribbon is
an additional finishing touch in his
toilet.

Each of the Sfcaste” (i. e., the ani-
mals) has a collar about his neck, for
each must be decorated with ribbons,
and each must have a halter or lead
ing string.

The young men and girls who take
part in the race are requested to wear
bright ribbons—the men a badge and
the girls broad sashes—each a different
color. Then, when the race begins, the
blue-ribboned maiden must choose the
blue-ribboned animal; the yellow-
badged man the livestock bedecked
with this sunshine hued bow and lead-
ing strings.

The innate cussedncss with which
some of the animal participants choose
a totally wrong direction is a marked
feature of these races. and the riotous
laughter which gets hold of the “hu-
mans” themselves makes the whole
question of victory a ridiculous uncer-
tainty.

California Blustard Crop.

“This count1y is now growing :3
larger part of the mustard put up in
England as well as in this country,’
said a commercial man, “and Califor
nia is raising the larger part of it. The
mustard seed has just been harveste
in California, and probably will rur
up to 16,000,000 pounds, or 1,000,006
pounds more than the crop of 1895
The seed is kept six months before be
ing ground. The brown seed has the
best flavor and greatest pungency.
while the yellow produces the most
011. The English mustard-packers
have made the yellow the most fash-
ionable, however, and as a result
there are ten pounds of yellow pro-
duced for every pound of the brown,
though the brown is stronger and bet
ter in every respect. Probably one
half of the English mustard that is
used in this country grew in California,
though it was ground and packed in
England. French mustard is the
same as other mustard, the seed being
soaked in vinegar, properly spiced, for
twenty-four hours before it is ground.”

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A Boy's Definition.

Teacher: “Now, children, tell me
what is an orphan?” No response
from the Scholars.

Teacher: “Well, I’m an orphan.”

Billy Jones: “I know what an orph~
ing is, teacher!”

Teacher: , “Well, Billy, what is it?”

Billy Jones: “An orphing is a lady
wat wants to git married and can’t!”

 

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A TOMCAT ON THE soosr.~

The Queer Bringing Up that Made Him th e
Comical Form of Autumn Amusem ent, ,'

Protector of the Poultry House.
. H. 0. Henderson, a farmer, owns a

hen. concerning which he tells the-fol—

lowing interesting fact:

About‘a year and a half ago the hen
went to setting, stealing her nest in
a. corner of the carriage house. Not
wishing to encourage a migratory pro-
pensity among the poultry, Henderson
told one of his children, a bright little
boy named Tom, .to break the hen up
and coax her back to the fowl house.
Tom made repeated efiorts to carry
out his father’s instructions, but it is
easier said than done to break up a
setting hen. Day after day the .hen
went back to her nest in the carriage
house till Tom was in despair, and he
hit upon the following novel plan to
oust her .from her chosen abode:

There chanced to be a litter of kit-
tens on the place that needed dispos-
ing of. and Tom thought to combine
business with pleasure by putting one
of the mewing young things in the old
hen's nest. This would seem to be a
very effectual way not only of break—
ing up the hen’s housekeeping, but of
getting rid of the kittens as well, as
she would no doubt turn upon the dis-
turber of her peace and destroy it.
This was Tom’s idea, at least, but the
plan did not work.

Instead, the old hen, in lieu of some-
thing better, hovered over the kitten
until it passed beyond the stage of ado-
lescence, thereafter caring for it as
dutifully as if it had been the most
loving of chicks.

and would follow at her heels, an-
swering her clucks with a dutiful
mew, picking up crumbs and stray
bits of meat that found their way into
the chicken food. The strange affec—
tion thus engendered between the hen
and the kitten continues unabated,
though the latter is now a. full-grown
cat, and Henderson says it is worth
his weight in gold in keeping rats out
of the fowl house. Of course the re-
dents are not prepared to find a cat
perched upon the pole among the
fowls, and when he pounces down he
bags his game evciy time—Philadel-
phia Times.

In turn the kitten'
seemed well pleased with its new,
quarters and its strange foster mother,‘

 

 

 

 

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